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Voyage
Transportation
James Webb was transported on the Minerva, departing 26th Jul 1821 and arriving 16th Dec 1821 with 172 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 78 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Reference Number t18210214-46 Verdict Guilty; Guilty; Not Guilty Sentence Transportation James Webb b. 1802, 4 records James Guest b. 1802, 4 records James Hawker 2 records 385. JAMES WEBB , JAMES GUEST , and JAMES HAWKER were indicted for stealing, on the 20th of January , two pair of shoes, value 18 s., the goods of John Bailey , privately in his shop . JOHN BAILEY . I am a shoemaker , and live at Kensington . I lost the shoes, on the 20th of January. MARY BAILEY . I am the wife of the prosecutor; I was in the yard, close to the door, the prisoners Guest and Webb came to the door; they asked me to buy some herrings; I refused. They asked again, and I refused; in five minutes after the shoes were missing; I heard nothing of them till next morning. THOMAS M'GEE. On the 20th of January, the prisoners were given into my charge for stealing bacon, they had an ass. I found the shoes in one of the panniers; Webb said he got them in exchange for herrings near Brentford, he drove the ass. I enquired, and found they belonged to the prosecutor. Hawker also said they bought them, all three of them being in company together. (Property produced and sworn to.) WEBB'S Defence. I gave a man 6 s. and 200 herrings for them. WEBB - GUILTY . Aged 19. GUEST - GUILTY . Aged 19. Transported for Seven Years . HAWKER - NOT GUILTY New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, Granted 3/10/1837 Margaret Mullane 35 bond per ship Thomas Harrison to marry James Webb 35 Free by servitude (7 yrs) per ship Minerva (4) The Rev John Espy Keane Bathurst